Jethro Tull – Curious Ruminant (Guitar)

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[Intro] | G#m | G#m | G#m | G#m | | F# | C#m | Am | | C#m | C#m | C#m | C#m | | G#m | F# | Em | Em | | Em | Em C | Em | Em C | Em | | Em | Em C | Em | C Bm | F#m G#m | G#m | [Verse 1]
G#m                            F#m
    I count my life in seconds passed

G#m                     F#m
    In meeting minutes, hours surpass

G#m                             F#m
    Days of quiet watching felt upper class

G#m                                    C#
    Flow through the years, wondering aloud
[Verse 2]
C#m                               A B
    Needle matches spark my fires

C#m                                       A B
    Dissenting voices from steeple spires

C#m                                 A B
    Ring out across the woody hills

C#m                                 A B
    As brief as men march daffodils
[Refrain]
C#m                     A
Asking "Why am I here?"

C#m                            A
Answering "Why am I anywhere?"

C#m                                      A
    Orbiting construct of Jung and Freud

C#m                          A
    Psycho dreaming asteroid
[Flute Solo] | G#m | F# | E | G#m | F# | | G#m | F# | E | G#m | F# | [Bridge]
G#m                                         F#
    Faced with big questions, toss and turn

G#m                    F#
    Unfit to frolic, unconcerned
[Refrain]
C#m                     A
Asking "Why am I here?"

C#m                            A
Answering "Why am I anywhere?"

C#m                                      A
    Orbiting construct of Jung and Freud

C#m                          A
    Psycho dreaming asteroid
[Guitar Solo] | G#m | F# | E | G#m | F# | E | | G#m | F# | E | G#m | F# | E | [Interlude]
F#       C#         G#m
Ruminant pleasures, write them down

      A            C#
Harsh adjective, improper noun

      F#   C#     G#m
We consider  each every day

     A                              A#m
I'll change my viewpoint, shift and sway

G#m                                 C#
    No pedant pickle, soup, or stew

G#m                                  C#
    Sit on the fence, enjoy the view
[Solo] | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | x4 | A | [Bridge] | Em | Em C | Em | Em C | Em | | Em | Em C | Em | C Bm | F#m G#m | G#m | [Verse 3]
C#m                               A B
    Needle matches spark my fires

C#m                                       A B
    Dissenting voices from steeple spires

C#m                                 A B
    Ring out across the woody hills

C#m                                 A B
    As brief as men march daffodils
[Interlude] | G#m | F# | E | B | | G#m | F# | E | B | | G#m | F# | E | B | | G#m | F# | E | [Verse 4]
     G#m                        F#
Dead gone, detached from your reality

      G#m                F#
Pray, thinker, be kindly anyway

   G#m                          F#
In wee hours you peer midst the gathering gloom

   G#m                       F#
My ghostly whisper, "Cogito, ergo sum"
[Outro] | G#m | G#m F# | G#m | G#m F# | | G#m | G#m F# | G#m | G#m F# |